Traffic gate



Feb. 10, 1931.

TRAFFIC GATE Filed May 16, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l H. R. FOWLER 1,792,294

Feb. 10, 1931.

H. R. FOWLER TRAFFIC GATE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 16, 1929 tion embodyin g the invention;-

way ide with th 'co'iif-iov d'; 1 I about its drum"is"he'ld"'in"snug assemblyfin 6 5 J gate, and

I standard5'having'therein? power so c as into the "standard 5fover guide .roller' '49 'to 90 I i P atente dl feb. 10, 1931 V V :1 ating, @m n I g V v ymiicvatmwfiiedifiay 3? 1:92:95 ea-aim; 353,471;

This invention relates to movable tralfic similar to the drums 16;"1-7; whereby there devices. I '7 f isprovided herein two pairs of opposing This invention hasutility whenincorpodrums. I o V I 1 rated inretractible driven armsand'control Fast on the-shaft 2O is bevel pinion 23 in 5 means -theretor,-more particularly as to the meshwithbevclpinion 24 on shaft es-monna;

armskbeing distortable-for recovery to nor ed inbear-ing'26 carried by cross arm 27pro ma1" f v l VidingbearingsQS, 29," forthe shafts1;5 ,-20;.,

I Referringto the drawings:

p n 1 I This shaft 25 has fast-thereon pini'on 30'in' Fig. 1 is a general plan view'of an inst'alla mesh with gear 31 on shaft 32 extendinginto timefswitch control box' 33efiectiveupon the "F 2 ig f e t p gtiv kview predetermined rotation of the drums for cutof a Wrappingofone'of the strips for theogate g 111 th 11101501 '6 l fi llyf3 1 'orarm; o' '3 Y At anchor 34 each'drum"16,' 17 21,'-22,jhas Fig. 3 is aviewofa'standard from the highattached'thereto, strip .35, whichin its Wraps V Fig. 4' is a side elevation of the standard QCQ relatjon'by rollers 1 W i hy O of Fig. 3 with'the'end-cover removed'j Y 7 presslon hellcal springs 3 7 ,'the compression Fig.7 5 is a plan view' f thestandard with" 0f w'vhlch' may be adjusted by bolts 38. ';'In 7 th 'r v d;*- 9 i these. wraps-of the strips 35 about the drums 0 Fig. 6 is a detail view' ofa'n adjustable e ei a 11 f the eips 0 guide forthe'strap as about the drum; w h d hg the a al fZ j f01' i F ig; 7 'is'a detail view offth gate or arm h f p l of the wlndmg' and f nd i id l ati winding turns thereof, to have; dished and Fig. 8' is an end elevation of the arm or Concave p h 39 lhthe P Qj C X 0f V. r i f thesestrips thereby contributing a'sust-ain- Fig. 9 is a section on the line IX'IX, g g f g y n th ta-edge direc-i Fi 5 f V tionof'such strlps as'oif the drums; p j The mova-bletrafiic' device may-beconnect The'standardfi 1S, provldefii' W fi f 7 "ed up for directing atraflic control, and in the slde pl fi 4 W h' cover "42. v

instance herein shown; it is" associated on ug 6 1 3'? toward high? highway 1 as to, railway 2-, in such manner ay P 43 h hw m h that an approachingtrain on the railway may hh of h? p ay h -1 e operate remote control devices 3 for throwing P j PhSi ffi h 9 1 7 the; gate intognarding positio'n'as the train e ng Ch Q i sembl ng 1 1- 35 is approaching the highway 1-, while as the m me l ck 6 t e th hlhl ftb train leaves the highway 1, remote; control two p Quhwardly convex hlp 51 device 4 is operated for clearing the highway 1 1 P S p 91 h P h This oc 1 f th t ffi t l d i I i 46 provides standard for signal light 47 hav- Th i id df the at h i ing electric connections 48 thereto extending electricmotor 6, shown as depending from retrieving o thisifieXibl h n i l tor, which conductor is cut out by its switch cross arm 7 g Thi motor 6 i id d with h ft 8 51 as the arms are fully retracted, due toithe acting through sprocket whee19 and sprocket operatlon 0f hl f y chain 10 for "driving sprocketwheel 11 on 111 the PQ O hereundel'ythe throwlng shaft 12 effective throughworm 13 for driv- 111 Of motor 6 y the r q e Control "at ing Worm wheel 14011 upright shaft 15 with once starts an outward thrusting travelof which is fixed dr ms 16, 17, Also fixed o the block 46 ascarried by the four strips, say the shaft 15' is gear wheel 18 in mesh with of spring sheet steel,-with the strips from the gear 19 on shaft 20 carrying drums 21,'22,' transversely fiat position onthe drums to transversely dished position as going-through the port 43. In this transversely dished form, the convex sides are outward in the upward the centralportion of the highway.

' igealai thi- 'spicuous mann This arm may be of such on-edge direction rigidity as to sustain the mm as; aafnee end 5 clear of the pavement although, a leg device may be provided for support ifuch-- should be found desirable in more extensive 7 installations. .l' mpedance-atta hes ma hi discle erei n h t tz re ainssaa qrma sa ate! ete i rti position, with attribute of deformation; in hat .sh uld-a r hie ei aimthe iae f: leans t ar l iqa he@ete pthesat sl en iei e. heir ieie iena firms he; wed buckle eneers-a h;eeehe ie aandi o ce the distortion is relieved by the ivehicleg rshift ncl-5 9 a; beast J mat 1. -t e erma 02 ldire ipn fera fiiciw tning and s r pamarlmdimsiwht qnr: 4, asina appro d for su h; mafia-heardmii iinizi em i geeal. a fzola kieedf-whit of ensi le ab e wi t a h eae the a siat in o e zpp t n i iidinel sesentr lefi a hia inapp ba P;

z ahe te, 1 imilar ater-a1 1 xi lity-- ro ds wr s gi t e ga e o he and d oithet asj-th reis clear-Way egate'm y res l me t$P iQ 9 pr ject n o m y ev n: be retracted from; a distorted p osition by the ii pmat e wutrel -a or m nu l y y-i r mqv able ran w532 haft-a124, he gr w fi re istance ev a e lwfl xing man a-deter? m ne y shingsvby ei emp i h ta ns; and h gage of h wma e if lw ed- The material, may be :very light 1 ing thg ina. stances where visible}: signaling ;is' 5111019,; dein a han mpe anc a ipo it ivenlosure against highway traffic/i These; featuresofi ev xibility a the direc;

' tipn 0t traflie, orwvith 'trafliehindrance,make,

pes ihl 'remq e c r l e m ic. gat s pree iealaagai st Wrecking; quipm won injury to gyehicles or-hurtful to the flowg- 0t traffic, while adequatetinwits warning at-: tr bu -5 r 7 Upon retraction of-the gates the midrhigha I wayclights 4C7; are out out by l the-switchdevice 5 1, In-practice at once thelmotor Gqis; out in ior projecting and nntilgthe lightfi'i' is retnacted, additional lights 54: ane provided- OntheKstandards for-- directingtransversely of the highway along the barred. decoratedv ri he gate, i the byexa a inet visible; signal, efiectiveness- Additionally, there-may beaudible alarm 55;-c'ut-;in; for dive tinerv h le pera a nti n at times; that the strips are notsfully retracted. Additiona ql ea and av 1a1 for the winding and unwinding of the strips by Letters Patent is mec agate phedr ne? o strip of sheet material ofsustaining degree 1 of rigidity in the on-edge direction and in a recoverable degreebf flexibility transverselyua standard providing a sheet material u da,. ana a controllable material actuating device atthestandard for propelling the matria'l'for' travel "in one direction as to the '2. A trafiic gate embodying a pair ointers minal ra enee e i ma eria !i t pe p e aiee emn a' zal ta lie't th a r i r jeeb e i 111 a 1g vn "ends, rhav a d e u t in i ar if itir. ditna sr rs lae recoverable flexing deformation, a sustaining; a

standard for the strips and, a connection beweenasa dr a en withez tii psgmqm therewith toward and from the .standard,v

i m fiadeV mb'adyi i s endard,

orizont ly; peeieefi ble sate fr m e standard, said gate comprising an n edge p-of de rees?a1etainin pr gidi ifi the rd.endmweverafleE rem ho i on:- -i

alaflex a a hetand rd and; t i r r srandi ndinamee aet t e St nda per bleafen-v eh n as 4. A traific device embody ng' ahoriaontal-a y psoie ab a a aae asien he z ra a sa mprisin areinQt;r a1 l =.-Qn e r p -.e adv re ef s st i ina i ty ro the standard in the ongedge; direotifon' and at rallrfle ib eienr ce e y; nd str p m jecting' and unwinding means in the 'stand,

ai e lesf tal sineitheaa '5. A traific gate comprisinglongitudinal} lis atall l i ran v rs laeq ea di tri s ha-v 1 edmentir ee n e and assembly means between jsaid iree ends m i a e em ri ng' a a f P;- positely transversely-dished longitudinally parallelstripshaving adjacentfree endsiand assembly means betweensaid free ends." r

I 7. trafiic device comprisnga standardfa horizontally proj ectal'qle gate ,rfroni the standdd gateompri ing a neve se ye ns cave strip. l N v 8. 4 A traflic device embodying a standard, a

ripf he tlma a ga e; of are; crosssee;

tional form as' projected, and strip lnateriaL propulsion means for flattening and coiling, h ri im te i m he-gate n t ie and r 9. traffic;;;device embodying, a standard, winding and unwinding means inthe standr, ard andi a strip material; gateof 'asustainingf. degree of rigidity -.i n. thelon edge; direotionlto igs be retracted int-oand. extended.:fr r mthe andandi y; ai twind ng-s n z: n nd n and unwlnding means. 

